Child s carriage



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

J. G. RICHARDSON. Ghilds Carriage.

No. 235,171. Patented 'Dec. 7,1880.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

I nae/712 077 M Patented Dec. 7,18 0

J. 0. RICHARDSON. Ghilds Carriage.

(No Model.)

Q XJJ UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

JULIUS C. RICHARDSON, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

CHILDS CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 235,171, dated December'7, 1880,

Application filed October 2, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUs C. RICHARD- SON, of the city of Columbus,State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in ChildrensCarriages; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1represents a side elevation of a standard with my improvements attached.Fig. 2 shows the standard inclined.

My invention relates to the standards used in the construction ofchildrens carriages; and it consists in the combination of deviceshereinafter explained and claimed.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe the exact manner in which I have carried it out.

In the drawings, A represents a metal plate, secured. to each side ofthe top of the carriage, to guide and secure the standard in position.This plate is provided with a curved slot, at, the slot forming thesegment of a circle, which has for its center the pivot b, which securesthe standard B to the horizontal cross-bar C.

The standard D, which passes on the outside of the plate A, is providedwith the longitudinal slot 0!, through which passes the lockingscrew E,the said screw passing also through the curved slot 01 into the standardB. It is evident from this construction that the two standards may beplaced vertical or be leaned at any incline backward or forward, as maybe desired, the movement being limited by the extent of the slot at.

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The lower ends of the standards are pivoted to the two arms of thebifurcated plate F, which rests upon the body of the carriage; and tochange the position of the top from a horizontal to any desired inclineit is only necessary to loosen the lock-screw E and slide the standard Dup or down, as shown in the drawlugs.

It is evident from this description that I am enabled to tip the top ofmy carriage backward or forward independently and without tipping thestandards, which is an important feature in my construction, as by itthe child can be readily protected from wind and rain by tipping thestandards backward and the top forward, so as to cover the child moreeffectually.

I am aware that it is not new to use two locking-standards on the sideof a childs carriage to support the canopy, and therefore I do not claimthe same, broadly; but

What I do claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The plate A,'provided with the curved slot at, and the standard B,pivoted to the horizontal cross-bar C, in combination with the slot-tedstandard D, lock-screw E, and bifurcated plate F, all constructed andarranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JULIUS C. RICHARDSON.

Attest:

JOHN A. QUALEY, LORENZO ENGLISH.

